Team

Members of the Wagner Lab

Current Team

Principal Investigator

  • Jennifer K. Wagner, JD, PhD; Assistant Professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering and Anthropology

Current Post-Doctoral Scholars

  • Alyna Khan, PhD; Public Health Genetics (May 2024-); Primary research focus: how advancements in human genetics/omics methodologies and technologies influence equity

Current Student Researchers

  • Caitlin Maloney; Ph.D student (Fall 2024-)
  • Jonathan Gray; juris doctor candidate; expected graduation December 2025 (Summer 2024-)
  • Nicole Rincon; juris doctor candidate; expected graduation May 2025 (Summer 2024-)
  • Shouvik Majumder; computer science major; expected graduation May 2026 (Summer 2024-)
  • Michael Ruiz; D. Eng. student (Spring 2024-)
  • Karolus Wangi; nursing PhD student (Summer 2023-)
  • Clayson Willis; D. Eng. student (Summer 2023-)
  • Estevan Hammer; D. Eng. student (Spring 2023-)

Student Research Opportunities

Dr. Wagner is currently accepting new students at various levels and actively recruiting a PhD student in Anthropology, Biomedical Engineering, or Bioinformatics and Genomics. Interested individuals should email Dr. Wagner with a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample. Graduate students (e.g., JD, PhD, or DEng programs) would need to be currently enrolled or accepted for admission to Penn State. Undergraduate students would need to provide a firm commitment of at least 5 hours per week to be considered.

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Our Projects

Learn about projects underway and about our pilot projects in anthroengineering and ESLI research.

Explore our projects